Panakès Partners, an leading Italian venture capital firm focused on the Life Sciences sector, has held the first closing of its EUR150 million (USD180 million) Purple Fund, the firm’s second fund. Panakès’ Purple Fund is currently the largest venture capital fund actively investing in Italian companies and the most significant
EQT’s EQT Exeter Europe Logistics Value Fund IV has held its final close at its hard cap of EUR2.1 billion in fee-paying assets under management. Demand from both existing and new investors was exceptional resulting in the Fund being significantly oversubscribed with commitments coming from a diversified group of high-quality
HIG WhiteHorse, the credit affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG), has closed its latest direct lending strategy, HIG WhiteHorse Direct Lending Fund – 2020. The fund closed with aggregate capital commitments of approximately USD1.65 billion, well exceeding its target. The Fund will continue HIG’s successful investment strategy of originating tailored senior secured
The EQT Exeter Europe Logistics Value Fund IV (the Fund) has held its final close at its hard cap of EUR2.1 billion in fee-paying assets under management. Demand from both existing and new investors was exceptional resulting in the Fund being significantly oversubscribed with commitments coming from a diversified group
TwinRiver is focused on serving a new generation of private, public and philanthropic investors looking to make a positive difference with their capital. The TwinRiver platform will provide those investors with opportunities to achieve tangible social and environmental impacts alongside financial returns – the “twin rivers” of a future financial
Mammoth Scientific, a health science and technology venture capital firm, has launched a new USD100 million venture capital fund. Co-founders Dr Jay Yadav, Tommy Martin, Kim Mackrill, Dr Matthew McGirt and Jud Mackrill provide venture capital for health science and technology companies who are maturing beyond seed rounds. The Mammoth
John Davies has joined Pitalia Capital to launch a new investment fund in response to increased demand for capital and support from small to mid-sized businesses across the UK. The firm, which is part of the Pitalia group of companies and funded by entrepreneur Anil Pitalia, will seek to invest
OTB Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology businesses with R&D in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and global potential, has launched the new OTB Growth Fund I. The fund, totalling USD60 million, provides OTB Ventures with the capabilities to support its successful portfolio companies with additional follow-on
Kempen Capital Management (Kempen) is to launch the Kempen European Private Equity Fund II, which will focus on small and medium-sized private enterprises in Northern and Western Europe with an enterprise value of up to EUR100 million. The Kempen European Private Equity Fund II is a closed-end investment fund with
Eka Ventures has held a final close on a GBP68 million (USD95 million) fund, making it the largest impact-driven early stage venture capital fund focused on the UK. Investors in the fund include British Business Bank, BSC, Isomer, Guys and St Thomas Foundation, Planet First Partners, Draper Esprit, Snowball and others,
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